1 - Design

Inside Amazon's Fulfillment Centers across the country, pre-ship lines have utilized, up until recently, chain-driven pulleys. In order to save on cost and wear, they were switched to belt-driven pulleys, however the motor mounts were not updated to accommodate. 

My job was to design a motor-mount that could easily adjust tension without taking the entire system apart, which was what currently had to be done.

2 - Manufacturing

As a prototype and potentially cost-saving measure in the future, I decided on ordering already made motor-mounts and adjusting the rail size within the on-site workshop to fit the current dimensions of the motor box.

3 - Installation

With the help of on-site technicians, the existing motor was installed onto the adjusted motor-mount and the motor box was accordingly modified, with each step to do so written down within a report to replicate the installation on future motors. 

This report was then published to my manager and is being updated and utilized throughout Amazon Fuflillment Centers in the country.

4 - Testing/Integration

Following the installation, the motor performance was checked every day, with results of pulley-adjustment times decreasing substantially from 1-2 hours to less than 15 minutes.